Egypt vs Iran: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita

Egypt
17,265 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2025
Iran
16,834 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2025
Egypt rank
104th
Iran rank
107th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Egypt
  • Iran
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020072025

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 17,265 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 16,834 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Iran, a difference of 431 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iran ahead.

Egypt ranks 104th and Iran ranks 107th of 198 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Iran Difference Ahead
1990s 8,509 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 10,661 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,152 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Iran
2000s 10,976 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 13,693 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,717 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Iran
2010s 13,617 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 15,397 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,780 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Iran
2020s 16,334 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 16,501 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 167.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Egypt or Iran?
Egypt, at 17,265 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 16,834 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Iran as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Egypt and Iran?
431 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Iran rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Egypt ranks 104th and Iran ranks 107th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 6,959 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.